FoxTrot by Bill Amend for April 13, 2014
April 06, 2014
April 20, 2014
Transcript:
Peter: It starts off like your basic romantic comedy. Boy gets ball...boy throws ball...boy gets ball back...After a while, though, things begin to get serious. This isn't one of the casual flings they boy is used to. And then there's a twist! A major curve gets thrown! The teams have to switch places! Now the boy must hit the ball with a bat! What will he do? Will he miss on purpose and lose the game?! He takes his place in the batter's box...the ball comes toward him...he sheds a tear and...I'm told this is how they pitch in Hollywood. Coach: Being annoying in the dugout won't get me to put you out on the field any faster, Fox.
I was just going to say, seriously, nkbush1787? I’m gay, and even I would object to making Peter, Paige, Andy, or Roger gay just for the sake of having a gay character in the strip. It would feel forced and inorganic — in other words, it would be the comic-strip equivalent of jumping the shark!